Jeremy Corbyn has been slammed by some of his party's most prominent female figures over the treatment of Jewish MP Luciana Berger.
Harriet Harman, the former leader, Margaret Hodge, and Dame Louise Ellman all called for Berger to be spared from being ousted for criticising Corbyn's handling of the anti-Semitism crisis.
The bid to oust Ms Berger was dramatically dropped last night after MPs rallied around her.
According to the Times, Labour sources suggested Corbyn feared a walkout over the crisis, combined with Labour's ambiguous position over Brexit.
Luciana Berger, 37, (pictured at Brexit debate in Parliament Square last month) could be ousted from her job if the local Labour group votes to remove her
Ms Berger, who is Jewish, has been scathing about Jeremy Corbyn's handling of Labour's anti-Semitism crisis, as well as his positioning on Brexit.
Senior MPs rallied behind her last night after it emerged the Liverpool Wavertree constituency party will consider two no confidence motions on February 17.
John McDonnell inflamed the row this morning by arguing that the action against Ms Berger was triggered by concern about her loyalty to the party.
But senior Labour sources confirmed tonight that the no confidence motions had been wtihdrawn.
A source close to the Labour leader said activists had taken the 'right decision'.
John McDonnell (pictured giving an interview on Sky News today) insisted this morning that the action against Ms Berger was triggered by concern she would defect to another political group, not because of her views on Mr Corbyn
The intervention sparked fury, with Holocaust Educational Trust chief executive Karen Pollock branding Mr McDonnell a 'disgrace'
Earlier, Mr McDonnell called on the MP to make clear she is not planning to 'jump ship'.
He told Sky News: 'If people are saying 'look, we are expressing a vote of no confidence because Luciana has stood up and exposed anti-Semitism in our party', that would be completely wrong and, of course, we would say that is not right.
'But it looks as though there's other issues.
'It seems on social media, from what I've seen, what's happened is Luciana has been associated in the media with a breakaway party.
'Some local party members, the media, have asked her to deny that. She hasn't been clear in that.
'So my advice really, on all of this, is for Luciana to just put this issue to bed.
'Say very clearly 'no, I'm not supporting another party, I'm not jumping ship'.
'And for local party members to sit down with Luciana and actually say 'how can we support you? How can we work together in the future?' And then overcome the present difficulties.'
Mr McDonnell said: 'It's not a deselection from what I understand. We are not into our selection process.
'It's a vote of no confidence, which is simply an expression by local party members.'
The intervention sparked fury, with Holocaust Educational Trust chief executive Karen Pollock branding him a 'disgrace' and saying he needed to 'deal with the racism in your own party'.
Posting on Twitter, she responded: 'Demanding loyalty from @lucianaberger rather than addressing the racism in your party? What a disgrace. Take responsibility @johnmcdonnellMP and deal with the racism in your own party. What has @UKLabour become?'
Reacting to the treatment of Berger, Labour Member of Parliament for Camberwell and Peckham Harriet Harman tweeted: 'All this & @lucianaberger is 8 MONTHS PREGNANT! @UKLabour has proud record leading on pregnant women’s rights & against harasment of pregnant women.
'STOP THIS NOW! An 8 month pregnant MP at bay will shame all the women in our party!'
Margaret Hodge added that it is 'unfair and outrageous' that her 'friend' has to face a no confidence motion.
She tweeted: 'So unfair and outrageous for my friend Luciana Berger to face no confidence motion. She spearheads campaign to root out anti Semitism, fighting for the moral soul of Labour.
'Her work on mental health helps Labour stay ahead on this vital issue. Stop this vindictive absurdity now.'
Jeremy Corbyn (pictured in his Commons office this week) has faced intense criticism over his handling of Labour's anti-Semitism crisis, as well as his positioning on Brexit
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